D Vincent Anderson, 90, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at New Horizons Care Center in Lovell, Wyoming. D was born July 24, 1924 in Cowley, the son of John Franklin and Nancy Elizabeth Hill Anderson.
D was educated in the Cowley school system and at the elbow of his dad as he helped work the farm. D worked at many different jobs earning the respect of those for whom he worked. He worked as a “cowboy” and ranch hand for Jessie Tebbs of Cowley, WY, running cattle on the Pryor and the Big Horn Mountains as well as other ranch work. He worked as a caterpillar operator doing everything from putting in reservoirs on Pryor Mountain to making roads to Deer Creek on the Big Horn and roads and bridges in Star Valley. He was also a truck driver for “Cow” Mortenson of Lovell, WY, but finally ended up working as a pumper for Mule Creek Oil Company in Byron, WY. When Mule Creek sold out to Cardinal Oil Company who promised D a job in Colorado, choosing to stay in Lovell, D applied for work at Marathon and was hired and continued to work for Marathon Oil Company at the Byron field until his retirement.
D enjoyed anything to do with the out-of-doors. He loved to be on the mountains and traveled both the Pryor and Big Horn Mountains equally when he was younger, when he had his family, he preferred the Big Horn where camping, hunting and fishing were the things he enjoyed doing the most. He was an excellent trout fisherman and was all too willing to share that talent with his children. Because of his love for the mountains his children not only grew up loving them as well, but he taught us to respect them and to take care of them. When camping his motto was: “Always leave your campsite better then what you found it!” He loved to hunt and was outstanding, especially when it came to deer and antelope. We always had venison in the freezer. He was an all-around “handy-man.” There was not a vehicle engine that he couldn’t repair, a structure he couldn’t build, or a leaky pipe that he could not fix. He was an exceptional story teller. He would tell stories of his rides on the mountains as a cowboy, his days as a “cat-skinner” on his caterpillar, stories about our ancestors and their accomplishments, as well as others. Dad was a great story teller. Listening to dad’s stories were a favorite thing of his children while they were growing up. His ability to grow a vegetable garden was second to none. Each year he would have armfuls of produce for family and friends. His corn was always enviable…it was always, “…as high as an elephant’s eye! He had common sense, a velvet heart and hands of steel.
D’s mother, father and all 5 of his brothers and 1 sister preceded him in death.
D is survived by his wife, Dorcus Ramona (Lindsay) Anderson, of Lovell, WY; his six children starting with the eldest – Richard D Anderson (Patti) of Casper, WY, Vicki Jean Scott (Keith), of Las Vegas, NV, Jerald L. Anderson (Terri), Daniel L. Anderson (Meg), both of Lovell, WY, Kelli Jo Nelson (Mike), of Castledale, UT and Paul L. Anderson of Taylorsville, UT; 30 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
© Haskell Funeral August 2014
Obituary courtesy of Haskell Funeral, October 2014.
D was educated in the Cowley school system and at the elbow of his dad as he helped work the farm. D worked at many different jobs earning the respect of those for whom he worked. He worked as a “cowboy” and ranch hand for Jessie Tebbs of Cowley, WY, running cattle on the Pryor and the Big Horn Mountains as well as other ranch work. He worked as a caterpillar operator doing everything from putting in reservoirs on Pryor Mountain to making roads to Deer Creek on the Big Horn and roads and bridges in Star Valley. He was also a truck driver for “Cow” Mortenson of Lovell, WY, but finally ended up working as a pumper for Mule Creek Oil Company in Byron, WY. When Mule Creek sold out to Cardinal Oil Company who promised D a job in Colorado, choosing to stay in Lovell, D applied for work at Marathon and was hired and continued to work for Marathon Oil Company at the Byron field until his retirement.
D enjoyed anything to do with the out-of-doors. He loved to be on the mountains and traveled both the Pryor and Big Horn Mountains equally when he was younger, when he had his family, he preferred the Big Horn where camping, hunting and fishing were the things he enjoyed doing the most. He was an excellent trout fisherman and was all too willing to share that talent with his children. Because of his love for the mountains his children not only grew up loving them as well, but he taught us to respect them and to take care of them. When camping his motto was: “Always leave your campsite better then what you found it!” He loved to hunt and was outstanding, especially when it came to deer and antelope. We always had venison in the freezer. He was an all-around “handy-man.” There was not a vehicle engine that he couldn’t repair, a structure he couldn’t build, or a leaky pipe that he could not fix. He was an exceptional story teller. He would tell stories of his rides on the mountains as a cowboy, his days as a “cat-skinner” on his caterpillar, stories about our ancestors and their accomplishments, as well as others. Dad was a great story teller. Listening to dad’s stories were a favorite thing of his children while they were growing up. His ability to grow a vegetable garden was second to none. Each year he would have armfuls of produce for family and friends. His corn was always enviable…it was always, “…as high as an elephant’s eye! He had common sense, a velvet heart and hands of steel.
D’s mother, father and all 5 of his brothers and 1 sister preceded him in death.
D is survived by his wife, Dorcus Ramona (Lindsay) Anderson, of Lovell, WY; his six children starting with the eldest – Richard D Anderson (Patti) of Casper, WY, Vicki Jean Scott (Keith), of Las Vegas, NV, Jerald L. Anderson (Terri), Daniel L. Anderson (Meg), both of Lovell, WY, Kelli Jo Nelson (Mike), of Castledale, UT and Paul L. Anderson of Taylorsville, UT; 30 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
© Haskell Funeral August 2014
Obituary courtesy of Haskell Funeral, October 2014.
D Vincent Anderson, 90, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at New Horizons Care Center in Lovell, Wyoming. D was born July 24, 1924 in Cowley, the son of John Franklin and Nancy Elizabeth Hill Anderson.
D was educated in the Cowley school system and at the elbow of his dad as he helped work the farm. D worked at many different jobs earning the respect of those for whom he worked. He worked as a “cowboy” and ranch hand for Jessie Tebbs of Cowley, WY, running cattle on the Pryor and the Big Horn Mountains as well as other ranch work. He worked as a caterpillar operator doing everything from putting in reservoirs on Pryor Mountain to making roads to Deer Creek on the Big Horn and roads and bridges in Star Valley. He was also a truck driver for “Cow” Mortenson of Lovell, WY, but finally ended up working as a pumper for Mule Creek Oil Company in Byron, WY. When Mule Creek sold out to Cardinal Oil Company who promised D a job in Colorado, choosing to stay in Lovell, D applied for work at Marathon and was hired and continued to work for Marathon Oil Company at the Byron field until his retirement.
D enjoyed anything to do with the out-of-doors. He loved to be on the mountains and traveled both the Pryor and Big Horn Mountains equally when he was younger, when he had his family, he preferred the Big Horn where camping, hunting and fishing were the things he enjoyed doing the most. He was an excellent trout fisherman and was all too willing to share that talent with his children. Because of his love for the mountains his children not only grew up loving them as well, but he taught us to respect them and to take care of them. When camping his motto was: “Always leave your campsite better then what you found it!” He loved to hunt and was outstanding, especially when it came to deer and antelope. We always had venison in the freezer. He was an all-around “handy-man.” There was not a vehicle engine that he couldn’t repair, a structure he couldn’t build, or a leaky pipe that he could not fix. He was an exceptional story teller. He would tell stories of his rides on the mountains as a cowboy, his days as a “cat-skinner” on his caterpillar, stories about our ancestors and their accomplishments, as well as others. Dad was a great story teller. Listening to dad’s stories were a favorite thing of his children while they were growing up. His ability to grow a vegetable garden was second to none. Each year he would have armfuls of produce for family and friends. His corn was always enviable…it was always, “…as high as an elephant’s eye! He had common sense, a velvet heart and hands of steel.
D’s mother, father and all 5 of his brothers and 1 sister preceded him in death.
D is survived by his wife, Dorcus Ramona (Lindsay) Anderson, of Lovell, WY; his six children starting with the eldest – Richard D Anderson (Patti) of Casper, WY, Vicki Jean Scott (Keith), of Las Vegas, NV, Jerald L. Anderson (Terri), Daniel L. Anderson (Meg), both of Lovell, WY, Kelli Jo Nelson (Mike), of Castledale, UT and Paul L. Anderson of Taylorsville, UT; 30 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
© Haskell Funeral August 2014
Obituary courtesy of Haskell Funeral, October 2014.
D was educated in the Cowley school system and at the elbow of his dad as he helped work the farm. D worked at many different jobs earning the respect of those for whom he worked. He worked as a “cowboy” and ranch hand for Jessie Tebbs of Cowley, WY, running cattle on the Pryor and the Big Horn Mountains as well as other ranch work. He worked as a caterpillar operator doing everything from putting in reservoirs on Pryor Mountain to making roads to Deer Creek on the Big Horn and roads and bridges in Star Valley. He was also a truck driver for “Cow” Mortenson of Lovell, WY, but finally ended up working as a pumper for Mule Creek Oil Company in Byron, WY. When Mule Creek sold out to Cardinal Oil Company who promised D a job in Colorado, choosing to stay in Lovell, D applied for work at Marathon and was hired and continued to work for Marathon Oil Company at the Byron field until his retirement.
D enjoyed anything to do with the out-of-doors. He loved to be on the mountains and traveled both the Pryor and Big Horn Mountains equally when he was younger, when he had his family, he preferred the Big Horn where camping, hunting and fishing were the things he enjoyed doing the most. He was an excellent trout fisherman and was all too willing to share that talent with his children. Because of his love for the mountains his children not only grew up loving them as well, but he taught us to respect them and to take care of them. When camping his motto was: “Always leave your campsite better then what you found it!” He loved to hunt and was outstanding, especially when it came to deer and antelope. We always had venison in the freezer. He was an all-around “handy-man.” There was not a vehicle engine that he couldn’t repair, a structure he couldn’t build, or a leaky pipe that he could not fix. He was an exceptional story teller. He would tell stories of his rides on the mountains as a cowboy, his days as a “cat-skinner” on his caterpillar, stories about our ancestors and their accomplishments, as well as others. Dad was a great story teller. Listening to dad’s stories were a favorite thing of his children while they were growing up. His ability to grow a vegetable garden was second to none. Each year he would have armfuls of produce for family and friends. His corn was always enviable…it was always, “…as high as an elephant’s eye! He had common sense, a velvet heart and hands of steel.
D’s mother, father and all 5 of his brothers and 1 sister preceded him in death.
D is survived by his wife, Dorcus Ramona (Lindsay) Anderson, of Lovell, WY; his six children starting with the eldest – Richard D Anderson (Patti) of Casper, WY, Vicki Jean Scott (Keith), of Las Vegas, NV, Jerald L. Anderson (Terri), Daniel L. Anderson (Meg), both of Lovell, WY, Kelli Jo Nelson (Mike), of Castledale, UT and Paul L. Anderson of Taylorsville, UT; 30 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
© Haskell Funeral August 2014
Obituary courtesy of Haskell Funeral, October 2014.
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